New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-16
seventeen After being questioned co-cy by the p"lice
they confessed their guilt and arrested.
RASTUs S. RANSJWS KEL1TI0N 70 JONES.

TIE sCRROGATE-ELECr TELLS HOW HH BECAME
INTERESTED ~ TIE CAsE-rnE BASkS IN
vOLvED
Detective Herman OF the District Attorneys office. re-
turned TO :hs city yesterday after vsi to Goshen.
Orange County. where he left q bench warrant ana
surrender piece IN the OF Lstimcr + Jones with
the officers who have him in cu'siy ut that place
The detective found Jones and unl.turle In spite
OF his troubles i father and brother are with him.
The large farm which Jones once owned at Plne i'ihu
Orange County. WILL be sold In few weeks by tho
sheriff processing. brought by the banks which held
some OF Joness notes. The charge against Jones al
Goshen Is for taking away and selling horses for
which he had not paid.
Surrogate elect Hastus :. Ransom. the counsel lot
Jones, who is indicted for forgery OF largo amount
OF paper which was IN .orsed by Benjamin L. LHdhs'"h
and cashcd by certain city banks. returned home yesr
day lie explained that liz had been taking little trip
for his health after the Labor aud excitement Of the cam
paiyn, during which he had visited Washington ami other
cities Regarding the Jon, Mr.. Ransom said;
"My first connection with This matter was just prior
TO the execution in september last year OF the John l.
Martin agreement with which | see mat i"L
TRIBUNE realers have had An opportunity
10 become familiar Until then did not
know Mr Jones thou III had known his father for many
years. Under this assignment 10 Mr.. Martin ana Ithcr
transfers. Jones and his wife up everything thcr
burse Mr. Martin and the rest OF the creditors ihcy
were LEFT absolutely pennilcs' More than year aieI
ward because the referee another matter decided thit
ano lcr creditor " Jones ana his wife legally cnt'
tied To preference LungtJn regards the di-po
stlon OF certain securities held assets Mr. bIdheloh
lost his temper AMI going Ia the DiStrir Attorney So
cure! JOncS's indie mrn Mr. luding' ems acllon WIS
contrary IN tact understanding among all the parties
Al the time of the signiag Of the Martin Agreement
MI IudngtonS relations with Zones a. money enhcr
began long before theailegcd advance Of Til1 10! 1" hy
lumber in Canada. Jones then doins ilc llnntr
business upown. Mr. LutngtOn. a man old enough I"
he Jcne|s father could fail Ia bc aware mat no
legitimate business Jnuld pay the rates q! Discount
which he attained upon the ppor winch ions bi"u-ue
10 him To ne cshci Mr. iudt!ct1n on az IN nave liNh
hi, did his As Tar ~
the transfer OF property personally il c"Ic"r1ri
the facts simply these: There III" hanks SOME
$1,000 or $50 ~ 81 the ZONES paper Endorsed DV lnE
ton, not provided flr N IA" Ilriih "Rr'f'h'nl,
In ORDER 10 provide fu" She payWrr- @. these nn rs
they became due it proposed that ,hc ncr-o' prop
Crt Of the Cransc County Farm company shp'ln Nc
r.us.crrc 10 IN the captritv 1i trustee lNc ' !"
this proptrty in Mrs .On"ss name. IN" mrn'N rc-
qu'rc 10 tick the farm havnS been furnished ~ hei.
services ON the contrary lie /. in debt inr me
means whcrcvilh 10 keep himself and his VIE ana c"'
alive
IN the agreement in which Jones' and his wife.
Which IS known a. the Warm ira, :"
Mr. Martir agrees other thincs in cnnsit ration
of the conveyance hin of Mira. Ionrs property ana "t
Joncss catc. o sioc@ and Ia crest ~ his NitloS
ventures 10 take certain mates and c1cckS amfnhh
10 ahoIt $4,000 This IL said 20 he the fictitious ana
frtudulent paper which Jones sal! ths lac had tcesiNei
for tie sale OF lumber in tau1ia which prorrry ne
afcrwarl confessed never had any existence" ms
$4,000 OF paprr was held hv the Bioadwty me '"n.
mrrcial. the Chemical. the ~rvcath Mari ami other
nauks The ScVpnth Warl Bank hc Il tho amount oI
$1,000 II is understood that al this paper mas bceh
taken MP with The asrc'n non.
.Ioie DALEY Jones' bon i~mln has been sccNinc to
have Jonc, brought 10 from tho Goshen jan TO plead
10 = for court mere.